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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

duplicate address detection

Also written: DAD

Checking that nobody already uses an address before taking it. In IPv4, `arping -D` asks from 0.0.0.0. In IPv6, a host sends a neighbor solicitation from the unspecified address ::, and any answer means the address is taken.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

arpingneighbor solicitationunspecified addressHost addresses (127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)